1. Edgar Feuchtinger was a German General during the Second World War.
18 Facts About Edgar Feuchtinger
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Edgar Feuchtinger did not report to his next assignment, and avoided the German military police until he could surrender to the Allies.
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Later in life, while a private citizen, Edgar Feuchtinger was pressured by the KGB into finding and disclosing secret information on the West German military and transferring this information to the Soviet Union.
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Edgar Feuchtinger transitioned to field command in 1937, and in August 1939, he was appointed to command an artillery regiment of the 227th Infantry Division.
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Edgar Feuchtinger commanded this unit in the western campaign, fighting in Belgium and France.
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Edgar Feuchtinger's forces occupied the city of Toulon and attempted to bring the ships of the French fleet stationed there under their control.
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Edgar Feuchtinger had championed Major Becker's efforts to make use of captured French equipment and convert them to mobilise German guns.
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Edgar Feuchtinger was able to garner a number of able unit commanders.
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Edgar Feuchtinger spent much of his time in Paris, ostensibly overseeing production of materials for his division, as Becker was using the Hotchkiss plant near Paris for his conversion facility.
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Edgar Feuchtinger was in Paris at the time of the Normandy invasion.
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Edgar Feuchtinger allowed his subordinate commanders a great deal of latitude in making decisions for their units.
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On January 5,1945 Edgar Feuchtinger was arrested and charged with enrichment from Jewish wealth through illegal sale of furs, the withdrawal of officers from military service, misappropriation of Wehrmacht property and the release of military secrets to his South American mistress.
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Edgar Feuchtinger was imprisoned in Torgau in January 1945, and found guilty by a German military court.
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On 2 March 1945 Hitler ordered that Edgar Feuchtinger should be pardoned and reinstated to the front.
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Edgar Feuchtinger was assigned to the 20th Panzer-Grenadier-Division as Kanonier.
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Edgar Feuchtinger went through several prison camps, including the British camp for German generals at Trent Park.
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In May 1953 Edgar Feuchtinger was approached by a stranger at the Central Rail Station in Krefeld.
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Edgar Feuchtinger was required to use his position to obtain and pass on information about German re-armament.